Archives for: June 2009

It feels a little bit like off-season as we're touring France's Rhones-Alpes region this week. This is skiing country for the most part, but in the summertime, it's still a very scenic and leisurely place to enjoy France, whether you're on the hike and b… more »

If you're a golfer who's always dreamed of playing for Pebble Beach Golf Links but didn't want to pony up the dough, you might want to listen up. If you've always had a soft spot for animals as well, you may as well get your credit card out. That's b… more »

It seemed like right when Hunter Mahan's approach to the 16th green of Bethpage Black struck the flagstick and catapulted about 60 feet off the green, it began an anticlimactic backslide at the U.S. Open, going from a classic finish to one that won't be… more »

Every single year leading up to the U.S. Open, we hear the same prediction from a variety of golf pundits: "This is going to be a long-hitter's golf course."
We heard it last year at Torrey Pines South, when the longest golf course in U.S. Open histor… more »

Tiger Woods or Bethpage Black's rowdy fan base? Both stand to be equally formidable opponents for my U.S. Open pick (and my pick to win every single major championship until he finally gets one): Sergio Garcia.
In 2002, Garcia was the main antagonist… more »

In a somewhat startling announcement made by the USGA Monday, the 2014 Men's and Women's U.S. Opens will be staged back-to-back weeks at the Pinehurst Resort that June.
The advantages to hosting both opens at the same venue in consecutive weeks are n… more »

Sweden's Anna Nordqvist showed poise well beyond her years on Sunday at the LPGA Championship, shooting a practically flawless round en route to a four-shot win for her first LPGA tournament win - and a major championship to boot.
Despite a world ran… more »

Over at ESPN this afternoon, PTI found time in their rundown to debate the LPGA without mentioning which tournament was even being staged this week. Instead, it was regarding the Twitter fiasco that won't go away.
Both Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornhei… more »

Home to the Golden Bear himself, of course Columbus, Ohio is going to serve up some of America's best golf courses.
Most of them, however, are private, including prestigious Muirfield Village Golf Club. I'm told it's a great course, perhaps the Augus… more »

The Barefoot Resort's Love Course is back open ahead of schedule after closing due to the area's spring wild fires at the end of April that spread through the North Myrtle Beach forests. 70 homes in the Barefoot Resort were reportedly lost due to the fir… more »

Brandon Tucker took the reins as Managing Editor of Courses and Travel for GolfChannel.com in 2011. Prior to that, he had been with the TravelGolf Network since 2006. While Brandon continues to chime in here with insights on golf courses, travel and more, you can also find his work at GolfChannel.com's Travel Insider blog and follow him on Twitter here.

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